Breastfeeding... is this normal?

My baby is 13 wks old and he never gets off the breast! He used to get off and now I have to take him out. I let him up to 20-30 minutes and I am sure he is not drinking anymore. The feed before the night is a nightmare... it sometimes takes 60-90 minutes and it is very tiring. Once he sleeps, he sleeps up to 12hrs. Naps are also difficult. He takes 3/4 naps of 30-50mins each. Is anyone experiencing this? Maybe any tips pls?

Do you think it’s a comfort thing? Our ds (dear son) was doing the same with me - didn’t look like he was feeding, but then would do a few little sucks again if I tried to take him off. I have to make sure he stays awake, or he goes back into the ‘comfort zone’ and I’m pretty sure he’d stay there indefinitely! We use a dummy now and ds (dear son) has taken to it well, as did his older brother.

With regards to naps, we have a few short ones and a longer one in the afternoon. I have to really encourage the naps though - he won’t just fall asleep any more really x

How do you usually help the baby to fall asleep for naps? It takes me up to 30 minutes, for him to sleep 30 minutes I nurse him or rock him to nap usually. I offer him a pacifier but he rarely takes it. DS (dear son) then wakes up screaming from his naps

How do you usually help the baby to fall asleep for naps? It takes me up to 3...

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08/07/2018

How do you usually help the baby to fall asleep for naps? It takes me up to 30 minutes, for him to sleep 30 minutes I nurse him or rock him to nap usually. I offer him a pacifier but he rarely takes it. DS then wakes up screaming from his naps

I realised that he needs to go down usually after being awake for about 1.5 hrs. My lo has always liked to be loosely swaddled, so I do that and put him down with a dummy in. We usually have around three tones where he’ll spit it out after 1-2 mins and cry, but after that he takes the dummy, his eyes start rolling and he drifts off. It used to take longer when I waited for obvious signs of tiredness. Now I go off the time he’s been awake for instead x

I realised that he needs to go down usually after being awake for about 1.5 h...

Posted
08/07/2018

I realised that he needs to go down usually after being awake for about 1.5 hrs. My lo has always liked to be loosely swaddled, so I do that and put him down with a dummy in. We usually have around three tones where he’ll spit it out after 1-2 mins and cry, but after that he takes the dummy, his eyes start rolling and he drifts off. It used to take longer when I waited for obvious signs of tiredness. Now I go off the time he’s been awake for instead x

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